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10 Things You Need To Know About Militant Fyah

One of the newest additions to Nassau-based record label, Savage 100, is a force to be reckoned with. Reggae artist Militant Fyah lives up to his name on his debut track, Babylon Fall. Through themes of strength and militancy, Militant Fyah expresses his truth about the fearlessness and resilience of Black people in the Caribbean and world at large. The song serves as an ode to Black power, and though it doesn’t tell us much about Militant’s personal story, Babylon Fall listeners everywhere can know exactly where he stands.

Here are 10 things you need to know about
Militant Fyah:

Though he was born in Nassau, Bahamas,
Militant Fyah was raised in Kingston, Jamaica.

Life was tough growing up for Militant
Fyah, but he credits his rough, humble upbringing for shaping him into the man
(and artist) he is today.

Music has been running through Militant’s
veins for quite some time. He started to get into music at the tender age of 10,
playing a myriad of instruments from drums to trumpet. A few years later, he eventually
graduated to trombone.

Militant recorded his first song on
Mixcraft, a beginner’s music recording software, at age 16.

He is a self-described “conscious” reggae
artist.

His biggest musical influences are Bob
Marley, Garnett Silk, Gregory Isaacs, Cocoa Tea, Capleton, and Sizzla, to name
a few. But his biggest life influences have been any significant freedom fighters
who have and continue to fight for Black liberation.

When asked what late great artist he
wished he could resurrect, Militant stated the late Jamaican reggae recording
artist, Garnett Silk.

Apart from living a devout Rastafarian
lifestyle, Militant is an avid video game player and sports fan. He’s also a
self-confessed yogi.

In his spare time, Militant is an
adventurous explorer. Whenever he travels, he makes it a point to experience
the city or country he’s in as the locals do.

If there were any parting words Militant
wanted to impart onto his fans about him and his music, it’s to practice peace,
love, humility, consciousness, and self-awareness.